gras- : grō̆ s-

    gras- : grō̆ s-

    English meaning: to gnaw, to devour

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “fressen, knabbern”

    Material: O.Ind. grásatē “gobbles (esp. from animals), devours” (*grasō), grüsa-ḥ “ mouthful, morsel, bite of food “; Gk. γράω “ gnaw, devour “ (= O.Ind. grásati) γράστις “ grass, green fodder “ (Att. κράστις through assimilation in voiceless internal consonance), γάστρις “ gormandizer, gourmand, voracious eater “, γράσος m. “ smell of a goat: hence, of men “ from *γράσ-σος (originally he-goat; billy goat as nibbler, as τράγος : τρώγω, τραγεῖν), γαστήρ f. “belly” (*γρασ-τήρ “ devourer”, compare κραστήριον “ rack, manger (of horse); in pl., bed-posts “, assimil. from γραστ-; γάστρα “ the lower part of a vessel bulging out like a paunch “); redupl. due to a *γαγ-γράειν “ devour “: γάγγραινα “ gangrene, the eating ulcer “; γρῶνος “ eaten out; eroded, hollowed “ (*grō̆ s-no-s), γρώνη “cavity, kneading or dough trough; dough tray; hutch “ (compare τρώγλη “cave”: τρώγω); Lat. grümen (*grasmen) n. “ grass, turf; any plant or herb “ (esp. as feed herb); about Gmc. gras compare under ghrē-.

    References: WP. I 657 f., WH. I 616 f.